omelette
nounfeminine/o.mɨ.lɛ.tɨ/medium
o·me·le·te
Definition
A dish made from beaten eggs, cooked in a frying pan, often folded around a filling.
For dinner, I made a cheese and ham omelette.
A Spanish potato omelette is a classic dish.
Common collocations
cheese omelettemake an omelettefluffy omelette
Idiomatic expressions
- You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. (It's necessary to make sacrifices to achieve a goal.)
Etymology
Do francês 'omelette'.